Search committee chairman Rodney McFarland and board president Verbon Muhammad prepare to name members of the district?s superintendent screening committee.

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Two local names are among seven candidates for superintendent of Monroe City Schools with only three days left to apply.

In a meeting Tuesday morning, the search committee learned about the increased applicant pool, named committee members to screen the applicants and adopted a rubric to grade them.

Monroe City School Board attorney Doug Lawrence told the committee the district received applications from five people Tuesday morning. Those five join the other two applications already submitted. ...